dependent state
Example Sentences
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It was hard, she said, to shake off the dependent state of being a prisoner.
From New York Times ● Mar. 2, 2011
Despite the hospitality of his patrons, the poor scholar often felt the bitterness of his dependent state, but he bore it with equanimity, his hand ever eagerly stretched out for the prize of learning.
From The Glories of Ireland by Lennox, P. J.
This dependent state of mind is far removed from virtue.
From The Eve of the French Revolution by Lowell, Edward J. (Edward Jackson)
He points out the dependent state of his country in Europe, and asks: 'What is Portugal?'
From The Actress in High Life An Episode in Winter Quarters by Bowen, Sue Petigru
Their dependent state was an unnatural state, and when the reaction came, the torrent swept all before it.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 44, June, 1861 Creator by Various
